Sunday 6 May 2012

NEW MAN

God's actions and creativity are interpreted by His Words, reaching their height in the one true Logos of God. In Jesus He was bringing a new order into being, God's Kingdom on earth, uniting God and man in a new Manhood made truly in the image of God, restoring the intimate relationship intended from the beginning.

Sin, with its hostility to God and man, will aways strive to distort this creation and image. Its hold over man was broken when Jesus drew this hostility into himself and was crucified to receive the full condemnation of God on sin resident in the flesh. The New man rose with a new identity for his people.

Only by union with Him can restored manhood be realised, showing the world of seen and unseen powers that he truly loves and obeys the one true God, even as Jesus does. This new manhood is sent out, even as the Father sent His son, to redeem all of creation.

THE GOSPEL

Words of image and logic intertwine, creating a story which will awaken and  draw out the heart of man to worship God and serve His creation, both nature and man in His image.